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Inside Track: Gilbert inspires HOAP for young people

In a small office on 28th Street SE, a nonprofit helmed by founder and CEO Lakeshia Gilbert is offering underprivileged Grand Rapids youth fresh HOAP.

Pandemic leads to business opportunities for some

LANSING — While the pandemic was a time of stress for many, some women and minority entrepreneurs in the state saw it as a time of opportunity.

Dancing in the dark?

A dance studio for “adults only” has opened in the Monroe North business district. The two-year endeavor to open the business kept owners Hannah Mico and Paige Gabert on their toes.

New law supports farmland preservation program

More West Michigan farmland owners may be able to benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act that was signed into law by President Joseph Biden in August.

Organization helps students prepare for college financing challenges

It's that time of year again where students are heading back to high school. The academic year is just beginning, but already children and parents are looking ahead to college and the climbing cost of higher education.

Tech company founder reflects on two decades in business

As a local web development agency celebrates just over two decades in business, its founder reflects on the agency’s growth while looking ahead to the future.

Lab to set standards amid cannabis industry buzz

The cannabis industry continues to grow in West Michigan, and a new team headed by an Atlanta neurosurgeon soon will set themselves apart with a new venture in Grand Rapids.

Hybrid model stays steady in West Michigan

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) According to a new nationwide survey, hybrid work isn’t going away anytime soon — and a local real estate expert said it is here to stay in West Michigan.

Behavioral fellow will help shape care model

The nation’s first emergency medicine behavioral health fellowship has its first fellow, Dr. Austin MacKenzie, who is practicing medicine in Grand Rapids.

B2B financial software company coming to GR

Chalk another one up for Grand Rapids’ New Community Transformation Fund.

Hospitals shift focus to employee well-being

As West Michigan slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, employers and employees are re-evaluating what makes a healthy workplace. In no other space is this more important, or its impact more clear, than in the health care field.

Consumers still holding up despite economic turmoil

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index fell 0.1% in July from June, the first drop in overall prices since April 2020, when the pandemic first hit the U.S. economy. After months of very high inflation, the small drop in prices was welcome.

Slow and steady wins the race

For an investor, this famous proverb referenced above can be broken down into three parts:

Change-Ups: West Michigan Works! relocates Holland center

West Michigan Works! relocated its Holland service center to The Shops at Westshore at 12331 James St., Suite 130.

Public Record

MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds GRAYSTONE LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP., Lake Michigan Credit Union, Parcel: 411801326016, $543,400 GRAND RAPIDS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LLC,...

Street Talk: Spring Lake is ready to roll

For its efforts in establishing a more streamlined, predictable development process and overall community development vision, the village of Spring Lake has achieved Redevelopment Ready Communities Essentials designation, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.